French Creek Park outdoor range

[Daycrawler]

I'm working on it... I'm hoping to make the Kimberton waiting list cut-off this year. Also, I had very little time for the range in the past, so I didn't think a membership would be worth it if I only shot once or twice a year. But now... I'm finding more time to shoot, so I'm hoping to be able to join a club.

Look into University Rifle Club in Exeter. No sponsor required. The club is located on Schoffers Rd. .

Private ranges are expensive, have limited membership, and require periodic meetings on schedules that don't always work for you. Where as state ranges, while incredibly dangerous, are $36 a year and you can come and go as many or few times as you want.

I have shot at state ranges in the Poconos. Most dangerous range I have ever seen. Never been back since.

I wish I knew where these cheap, easy to join private ranges were. I tried when I picked up a firearm here in PA to find one, and found nothing but waiting lists and needs to attend meetings to try to find some random stranger to sponsor me. Only places I have found I can just get in are the regular shooting ranges that charge like $20+ per visit. I know people will say 'just show up, talk to people you will get a sponsor and get it.' Aside from the fact that I really really hate that and find that tremendously hard to do, I did actually try that a couple of times a local ranges. I never could work up the nerve to just beg for someone to be my new bestest friend and sponsor me, but I also never got even the slightest hint from anyone that they would be willing or interested in doing that.

These ranges are more $100-$200 a year plus as well, so the $25 sounds wild to me.

See above!

Same here. I never felt like schmoozing someone to sponsor me, and I doubt that would work anyway because apparently I rub people the wrong way.

Well....you sound shady, but no schmoozing is required at URC.

I understand the need to maintain land, pay taxes, clean up, etc. If i had a chance to go more often than I do, I'd be all over it. Unfortunately at this point in my life with all that's going on, now is not that time.

Thats quite understandable.

[ShadeRabbit]

Look into University Rifle Club in Exeter. No sponsor required. The club is located on Schoffers Rd. .

I have shot at state ranges in the Poconos. Most dangerous range I have ever seen. Never been back since.

Well....you sound shady, but no schmoozing is required at URC.

Exeter's a little far for me.

State ranges are a good opportunity to practice your situational awareness skills/keeping your head on a swivel.

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